KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) will file a notice of appeal against the Sessions Court’s decision to acquit and discharge blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, also known as Papagomo, of a sedition charge.
In a statement today, the AGC said the decision was made after examining the ruling of the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court sitting in the Klang Sessions Court today, which acquitted and discharged Wan Muhammad Azri, 43, at the close of the defence case for a charge under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act 1948 (Act 15).
“After examining the decision of the Sessions Court Judge, this department has decided to file a notice of appeal against the acquittal and discharge in the near future,” the AGC said in a statement today.
